It is one of his trademarks and songs focusing on one singer is also not really new for him. He gets the chance to work with a huge amount of talent and he quite obviously loves doing so.
I feel that he has been pretty clear with the communication about this album. If you don't like the premise or just want the og Star One lineup, I am afraid this is not the record for you.
I personally think most of what has been released thus far is great (samples and songs), I honestly don't really care about the label he gives to it.
Transitus appeared in my most listened to lists of 2021 on Spotify, so for me that was a success as well. But I am a sucker for musicals and a lot of songs clearly go for that musical direction. I do, however, think it is one of his more flawed albums, mainly disc 2.